Education locations

12% - Education (4)

On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at approximately 11:09 a.m., a 17 year old male armed with a handgun opened fire on people inside the cafeteria of Antioch High School.

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, at approximately 11:55 a.m., a 20 year old male armed with multiple weapons opened fire on people at Florida State University, killing two and wounding seven (five students). Law enforcement shot and apprehended the shooter at the scene.

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at approximately 12:24 p.m., a 16 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people at Evergreen High School, wounding two students.

DEC Education | 33 | BROWN UNIVERSITY | Providence, Rhode Island On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at approximately 4:03 p.m., a 48 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people at Brown University. Two students were killed and nine other students were wounded. The shooter died by suicide at another location.

The Brown University shooting in Providence, Rhode Island accounted for 11 casualties which left two dead and nine injured.

The Florida State University shooting in Tallahassee, Florida had nine casualties which left two dead and seven injured.

| EDUCATION includes pre-K schools through institutions of higher learning (IHL);

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Incidents: 4 | Casualties: 25 (5 killed, 20 wounded) | Mass Killings: 0

In 2025, four active shooter attacks (12%) occurred in high schools (grades nine through 12) and institutions of higher learning (IHL).

This number is consistent with the previous reporting year.

The education category had a fatality rate of 1.25, which was lower than the overall rate of 1.5 and accounted for 10% of all deaths.

This category also represented 15% of the total casualties, with an average of 6.3 casualties per incident which is higher than the overall average of 4.9 per incident across all location types.

The education category resulted in five deaths and 20 injuries, with no attacks classified as mass killings.

Two of the four incidents in this category took place in high schools.

One occurred at Antioch High School in Tennessee, where a 17 year old student opened fire inside the school cafeteria.

The second incident took place at Evergreen High School in Colorado, where a 16 year old student opened fire inside and outside the building. The suspect died by suicide after law enforcement arrived. Both shooters were current students and considered insider threats.

The remaining two incidents occurred at an IHL.

In the Florida State University (FSU) shooting, a 20 year old student, classified as an insider threat, opened fire outside and inside campus buildings. The shooter was injured at the scene by law enforcement and apprehended.

This was the only incident in this category where the shooter was taken into custody.

At the Brown University attack in Rhode Island, a 48 year old former student opened fire in the physics and engineering building before fleeing the scene. Two days later, the shooter killed another individual in Massachusetts and subsequently died by suicide. He was located five days after the initial attack.

20 5 Killed | Wounded

Most of the shooters in this category used a single firearm with the exception of the FSU shooter, who attempted to use a shotgun, but switched to a handgun after a malfunction. Notably, no rifles were used.

High School Institutions of Higher Learning 2 2

Three shooters reloaded their firearms. At Evergreen High School, the shooter reloaded five times. The FSU shooter fired multiple rounds from a handgun, reloading twice. It is believed the Brown University shooter reloaded his handgun multiple times and evidence indicated he experienced firearm malfunctions.

Law enforcement response time varied in this category. At Antioch High School, an on-site SRO responded immediately and at FSU, campus police responded within one minute.

Incidents relying on dispatched officers, like Brown University and Evergreen High School, averaged a three-minute and 10-second response time.

Current Student Former Student 1 3

Three shooters in this location category died by suicide, two at the scene and one at another location. The FSU attacker was shot by law enforcement and apprehended.

Handgun | 4 Shotgun | 1

Shooter ages ranged from 16 to 48 years old. Among the three shooters who were current students, two were under 18, and one was 20 years old. The 48 year old Brown University shooter was a former student. The overall average age was 25, but 18 among current students. |

In 2025, the education location category had higher average casualties per incident than other locations. No citizen interventions were reported. | Apprehended

17 | Education Education | 52 | 89

Although the average casualty count per incident was 4.9, the education (8.3), house of worship (7.7), and commerce (5.8) location categories exceeded the average number of casualties per incident during the five-year period.

Pre-K – 12th Grade: Public and private properties used for educating students from pre-K to 12th grade, including extracurricular activities, as well as school administrative functions such as board and staff meetings.

Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL): Public or private properties used for postsecondary education.

In September 2025, a 16 year old male threatened to conduct a school shooting in an online post. The social media company notified the FBI who worked with local law enforcement. The student was located inside the school with a handgun and additional ammunition and charged with multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon, making a terroristic threat, and other crimes.

In August 2025, school administrators received a student tip that two juvenile males were planning to conduct a school shooting. The SRO and local law enforcement arrested the students who were charged with making terroristic threats.

In November 2025, students informed campus police of a 21 year old male student’s plan to conduct a shooting at the university the next day. After searching the student, his car, and his residence, campus police seized multiple firearms under an Extreme Risk Protection Order, also know as a red flag law.